What are Oxygen Scavenger / Absorbers? : Little Food Rescuers !!!
Oxygen Absorbers: Little Food Rescuers !!! E ver wondered what those additional small little pouches are? And why they are kept inside the food packets? So let us dig in to know more about these little food savers and their role in food packaging..... The small oxygen absorber sachets are printed as 'oxygen absorber' on them. (Not to be confused with the silica gel pouches, since they look quite similar, always check the mentioned printed name on the sachet.) The oxygen absorber sachets essentially help in removing the oxygen from an enclosed food packet to preserve food quality. What is an oxygen absorber? How do Oxygen absorbers work? Oxygen Absorbers or Oxygen scavengers The small sachets of the oxygen absorber usually contain a mixture of iron powder, natural zeolite clay and other ingredients like salt in the granular powder form. This oxygen absorber requires and works in the presence of moisture (humidity) hence the clay avails the required moistness and the ir